Sci 7: Minerals

True/ False: Minerals can form when magma/ lava cools.

• True

• False

True/ False: Minerals can be found in drywall, concrete, gemstones and toothpaste/

• True

• False

True/ False: Minerals can be grown in labs.

• True

• False

True/ False: Minerals can be found in all three states of matter (solid, liquid, gas)

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Breakage pattern in which a mineral breaks along a flat side.

• Cleavage

• Fracture

Breakage pattern in which a mineral breaks unevenly and appears rock- like

• Cleavage

• Fracture

A mineral's​ (a)   is how a mineral reacts to light.

• luster
• magnetism
• streak
• hardness

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A mineral's​ (a)   is the amount of mass in the object.

• density
• streak
• hardness
• luster

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Attraction due to the presence of iron in a mineral.

• Magnetism

• Streak

• Luster

• Hardness

This is the best test to use to narrow down your identification of a mineral to only a few choices.

• Magnetism test

• Streak test

• Hardness test

• Multiple choice test